diff --git a/pkg/log/loglevels.go b/pkg/log/loglevels.go
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+/*
+© 2021 Red Hat, Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+package log
+
+// Log levels defined for use with:
+//   klog.V(__).InfoS
+
+// based on:
+//   https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/logging.md
+
+const (
+	INFO              = 0
+	WARNING           = 1
+	SYSTEM_STATE      = 2
+	REQUESTS          = 2
+	EXTENDED          = 3
+	DEBUG             = 4
+	TRACE             = 5
+)
+